CN109023883B - Steam iron with two steam mode switching functions - Google Patents

Steam iron with two steam mode switching functions Download PDF

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CN109023883B
CN109023883B CN201811199188.1A CN201811199188A CN109023883B CN 109023883 B CN109023883 B CN 109023883B CN 201811199188 A CN201811199188 A CN 201811199188A CN 109023883 B CN109023883 B CN 109023883B
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周祥勋
吕宗权
张科军
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    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06FLAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
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    • D06F75/08Hand irons internally heated by electricity
    • D06F75/10Hand irons internally heated by electricity with means for supplying steam to the article being ironed
    • D06F75/14Hand irons internally heated by electricity with means for supplying steam to the article being ironed the steam being produced from water in a reservoir carried by the iron

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The invention relates to a steam iron with two steam mode switching functions, which comprises an iron body, a soleplate assembly and a steam brush assembly, wherein the iron body comprises a water tank, the soleplate assembly is provided with a vaporization cavity, the vaporization cavity comprises a first steam cavity and a second steam cavity, the first steam cavity is communicated with a flat ironing exhaust hole of a flat ironing soleplate, the second steam cavity is communicated with a hanging ironing exhaust hole of the steam brush assembly, a first water outlet communicated with the first steam cavity and a second water outlet communicated with the second steam cavity are arranged at the bottom of the water tank, a control valve is arranged at the first water outlet, a water pump capable of supplying water to the second steam cavity is arranged between the second water outlet and the second steam cavity, a torsion bar pushing assembly used for controlling the on-off state of the control valve and a controller used for controlling the on-off state of the water pump are further arranged on the iron body, the controller is electrically communicated with the water pump, and the torsion bar pushing assembly can be triggered or kept away from the controller in the action process so as to control the water pump to be started or closed.

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Steam iron with two steam mode switching functions
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to a steam iron with two steam mode switching functions.
Background
In the prior art, products combining the electric iron and the steam brush are fresh in the prior art, so that the same product is difficult to realize the functions of the electric iron and the steam brush.
In order to solve the problem, chinese patent application No. CN201510029830.1 (grant publication No. CN 104562614B) discloses an electric iron with steam brush, which includes a handle, a housing, and a base, the base has an inner vaporization cavity and a bottom ironing bottom plate, flat steam exhaust holes are distributed on the ironing bottom plate, a water tank is disposed in the housing, a water valve is disposed between the water tank and the vaporization cavity, a hanging steam exhaust hole, a steam brush for guiding steam from the hanging steam exhaust hole, and a push button adjacent to the front end of the handle are disposed at the front end of the housing, a three-way valve is disposed between the vaporization cavity, the flat steam exhaust hole, the hanging steam exhaust hole, and the three-way valve, the three-way valve has an inlet communicating with the vaporization cavity, a first outlet communicating with the flat steam exhaust hole, and a second outlet communicating with the hanging steam exhaust hole, the push button has at least two working positions, the inlet is communicated with the first outlet when the push button is located at the first working position, the second outlet is located at the second working position when the push button is located at the second working position, and the second outlet is communicated with the inlet when the second outlet is located at the second working position is sealed. The steam brush is additionally arranged at the front end of the electric iron, and the flow direction of steam is changed through the push button, so that steam insects are sprayed out from the flat ironing steam discharge holes on the ironing bottom plate or the steam brush at the front end of the shell, thereby realizing the functions of the electric iron and the steam brush.
However, the electric iron has certain defects, for example, the electric iron shunts steam in the vaporization cavity through the three-way valve, and then the steam is selectively conveyed to the bottom flat plate position of the electric iron or the steam brush position at the front end of the shell, and because the steam has high requirements on tightness, in the actual use process, the two steam outlet modes of the electric iron are not well controlled, and steam leakage is easy to occur; secondly, when the steam brush function of the electric iron is used for ironing suspended clothes, a certain distance is reserved between the electric iron and the clothes, so that certain requirements are met on the steam outlet intensity of the steam brush position of the electric iron, steam in the vaporization cavity is simply split through the three-way valve, the steam intensity of the electric iron is not required to meet the steam intensity of the steam brush function when the steam intensity meets the ironing requirement of the ironing bottom plate, and therefore the user experience is not high.
Therefore, there is a need for further improvements in existing steam irons.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to solve the first technical problem and provide a steam iron with two steam mode switching functions, wherein the two steam modes are convenient to switch and easy to control.
The invention aims at solving the technical problem of the prior art, and provides a steam iron with two steam mode switching functions and different steam outlet intensities of the two steam modes, and simultaneously meets the ironing steam requirement of a user and the steam requirement of a steam brush function.
The technical scheme adopted for solving the technical problems is as follows: the steam iron with the two steam mode switching functions comprises an iron body, a soleplate assembly with a vaporization cavity and a steam brush assembly which is arranged at the front end of the iron body and is provided with a hanging ironing vent hole, wherein the iron body comprises a water tank, the soleplate assembly is arranged below the water tank, the soleplate assembly comprises a flat ironing soleplate with a plurality of flat ironing vent holes and a vaporization cover which is covered on the flat ironing soleplate, the flat ironing soleplate and the vaporization cover are buckled to form the vaporization cavity, the vaporization cavity comprises a first steam cavity and a second steam cavity which are isolated from each other, the first steam cavity is communicated with the flat ironing vent holes of the flat ironing soleplate, the second steam cavity is communicated with the hanging ironing vent holes of the steam brush assembly, the bottom of the water tank is provided with a first water outlet which is communicated with the first steam cavity, and a second water outlet which is communicated with the second steam cavity, a control valve for controlling water flow on-off is arranged at the first water outlet, and a water pump capable of supplying water to the second steam cavity is arranged between the second water outlet and the second steam cavity; the iron body is also provided with a push torsion bar component for controlling the on-off state of the control valve and a controller for controlling the on-off state of the water pump, the controller is electrically communicated with the water pump, and the push torsion bar component can be triggered or kept away from the controller in the action process so as to control the water pump to be started or closed.
As an improvement, the push torsion bar assembly can be in a first working position, a second working position or a third working position during the action; when the push torsion bar assembly is positioned at the first working position, the push torsion bar assembly drives the control valve to open the first water outlet, and the controller is in an un-triggered state, so that the water pump is in a closed state; when the push torsion bar assembly is positioned at the second working position, the push torsion bar assembly drives the control valve to close the first water outlet, and the controller is in an un-triggered state, so that the water pump is in a closed state; when the push torsion bar assembly is positioned at the third working position, the push torsion bar assembly drives the control valve to close the first water outlet, and the controller is in a trigger state, so that the water pump is in a starting state. The torsion bar assembly is pushed to be positioned at the three different working positions, so that the steam iron can be in a flat ironing function mode, a garment ironing function mode and a steam-free ironing mode, and multiple choices are provided for users.
As an improvement, the push torsion bar assembly comprises a push rod and a linkage rod hinged with the push rod, wherein the first end of the linkage rod is hinged with the iron body, and the push rod is hinged with the second end of the linkage rod; a tension spring is further connected between the push rod and the linkage rod, and the push rod and the linkage rod can rotate around the first end of the linkage rod together; the tension spring has the tendency of driving the push rod to reset to a closed state from an open state rotating a certain angle relative to the linkage rod, wherein when the push torsion bar assembly is positioned at a first working position, the linkage rod and the push rod are in an open state, and when the push torsion bar assembly is positioned at a second working position and a third working position, the linkage rod and the push rod are in a closed state. The push torsion bar assembly is hinged with the linkage rod through the push rod, so that the path of the whole push torsion bar assembly in the rotation process is shortened, the user can push the push torsion bar assembly to realize the quick switching of different working modes of the steam iron, the occupied space of the push torsion bar is reduced, and the volume of the steam iron is smaller.
As an improvement, the first end of the linkage rod is hinged on the iron body through a first pin shaft, the push rod is provided with a second pin shaft, a pushing part and a driving part, the pushing part and the driving part are respectively arranged at two ends of the push rod, the second pin shaft is arranged between the pushing part and the driving part, a rotating sleeve which is in sleeve connection with the second pin shaft is arranged at the second end of the linkage rod, wherein the pushing part of the push rod is moved, the driving part can rotate around the second pin shaft and acts on the control valve to enable the first water outlet to be in an open or closed state; the iron body is also provided with a fixing frame arranged above the push torsion bar assembly, the fixing frame is provided with a movable hole used for limiting the linkage rod to rotate around the first pin shaft, and the rotating sleeve of the linkage rod is limited in the movable hole. The structure sets up, has made things convenient for the push rod for the trace rotates, wherein, the activity hole on the mount can be right the rotation cover of trace is spacing for the push rod is relative the trace rotates, and then realizes pushing away torsion bar subassembly and switches in first working position and second working position.
As an improvement, the control valve comprises a valve rod, a reset spring and a valve core, wherein the valve core is arranged at the bottom of the valve rod and is matched with the first water outlet of the water tank, a valve sleeve is arranged at the top of the water tank, the valve rod of the control valve is movably arranged in the valve sleeve up and down, and the reset spring is sleeved on the valve rod and is propped between the valve rod and the fixing frame, so that the valve core has a tendency of downwards moving to block the first water outlet; the driving part of the push rod is provided with an inclined surface with a gradient increasing, correspondingly, the upper end of the valve rod is provided with a branch part which extends to one side and is matched with the inclined surface, when the driving part rotates around the second pin shaft, the inclined surface can act on the branch part of the valve rod, overcomes the elasticity of the reset spring and upwards lifts the valve rod to open the first water outlet. The control valve and the push rod are flexible to control, simple in structure, convenient to process and low in cost.
As an improvement, the iron body is also provided with a first positioning component which keeps the push rod in an open state relative to the linkage rod. When the push torsion bar assembly is in the first working position, the push rod rotates for a certain angle relative to the linkage rod, and under the action of the tension force of the tension spring, the push rod has a trend of resetting to the original closed state, and the first positioning assembly is arranged to enable the push torsion bar assembly to be kept in the first working position, so that the push torsion bar assembly is prevented from jumping, and the use of the steam iron is prevented from being influenced.
As an improvement, the iron body is provided with a mounting groove for accommodating the first positioning assembly, the first positioning assembly comprises a positioning column movably arranged in the mounting groove and a first positioning spring sleeved on the positioning column, and the first positioning spring is propped between the positioning column and the bottom of the mounting groove so that the positioning column has a trend of being far away from the mounting groove; the upper end part of the positioning column is provided with an arc surface capable of exposing the notch of the mounting groove, and correspondingly, the push rod is provided with a positioning hole matched with the arc surface of the positioning column. The first positioning component is simple in structure and convenient to assemble.
As an improvement, when the linkage rod rotates around the first pin shaft, the rotating sleeve of the linkage rod can stay at a first position or a second position in the movable hole; the fixed frame is provided with a second positioning component for positioning the linkage rod at a first position or a second position in the movable hole; the second positioning assembly comprises a second positioning spring and a sliding block, the second positioning spring is propped between the sliding block and the fixed frame, one side of the sliding block, which faces the movable hole, is provided with a transitional cambered surface, and the transitional cambered surface is propped on the outer wall of the rotating sleeve of the linkage rod under the action of the elasticity of the second positioning spring. The second locating component with the structure realizes the locating of the linkage rod at the first position and the second position on one hand, and the arrangement of the transitional cambered surface of the sliding block can enable the linkage rod to be stably transited when moving between the first position and the second position of the movable hole, so that the hand feeling is increased.
As an improvement, the controller is located below the linkage rod, the linkage rod is provided with a trigger supporting rod extending downwards, and the trigger supporting rod can trigger or be far away from the controller in the process of rotating around the first pin shaft along with the linkage rod. That is, the controller is located on the rotation path of the trigger strut, and when the push torsion bar assembly moves to the third working position, the trigger strut of the linkage rod can trigger the controller, so as to control the water pump to start working.
As an improvement, the front end of the iron body is provided with a containing groove for placing the steam brush assembly, and the steam brush assembly can be movably arranged in the containing groove back and forth; the steam brush assembly is provided with a transmission frame, the transmission frame is linked with the push torsion bar assembly, and the push torsion bar assembly can drive the transmission frame to move back and forth in the action process, so that the steam brush assembly moves out of or enters the accommodating groove. This kind of structure sets up, on the one hand, can avoid exposing of steam brush subassembly to lead to the fact the influence when using the flat bottom plate mode of scalding to the steam iron, on the other hand, will the steam brush subassembly is received in the holding intracavity has reduced steam iron's volume, makes it more small and exquisite, convenient storage.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the advantages that: according to the steam iron with the two steam mode switching functions, the control valve and the water pump are controlled through the action of pushing the torsion bar component, so that water flow in the water tank flows through different paths, and two steam modes of the steam iron are realized, wherein compared with the mode of controlling water steam through the three-way valve in the prior art, the steam iron is not easy to cause steam leakage, and the two steam modes are more convenient to switch; on the other hand, the first steam cavity of the steam iron is used for draining through the opening of the control valve, and the second steam cavity of the steam iron is used for supplying water through the water pump, so that the steam outlet intensity of the ironing bottom plate position and the steam brush position of the steam iron are different, and the steam requirements of users and the steam requirements of the steam brush function can be simultaneously met.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a steam iron according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein a steam brush assembly is in a state of being moved out of a receiving groove;
fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view of another angle of the steam iron according to the embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing an internal structure of the steam iron according to the embodiment of the present invention, wherein the push torsion bar assembly is located at a third working position;
fig. 4 is a schematic view illustrating an internal structure of the steam iron according to the embodiment of the present invention, wherein the push torsion bar assembly is located at the second working position;
fig. 5 is a schematic view illustrating an internal structure of the steam iron according to the embodiment of the present invention, wherein the push torsion bar assembly is located at the first working position;
fig. 6 is a schematic view of the internal structure of the steam iron according to the embodiment of the present invention, wherein the pressing plate above the sliding block is not shown, and the torsion bar assembly is pushed to the first working position;
fig. 7 is a schematic view of an internal structure of a steam iron according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a platen above a fixing frame and a sliding block is not shown, and a torsion bar pushing assembly is located at a first working position;
fig. 8 is a schematic view showing an internal structure of the steam iron according to the embodiment of the present invention, wherein a cover plate of the water tank is not shown;
fig. 9 is a schematic view showing an internal structure of a water tank of the steam iron according to the embodiment of the present invention, wherein the control valve is in a state of closing the first water outlet;
fig. 10 is a schematic view showing an internal structure of a water tank of the steam iron according to the embodiment of the present invention, wherein the control valve is in a state of opening the first water outlet;
fig. 11 is a schematic view showing an internal structure of a steam iron according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 12 is a schematic view showing an internal structure of the steam iron according to the embodiment of the present invention, wherein a heat insulating plate above the soleplate assembly is omitted;
fig. 13 is a schematic view showing an internal structure of the steam iron according to the embodiment of the present invention, wherein the vaporizing cover is omitted;
fig. 14 is a schematic view showing an internal structure of a vaporization chamber of a soleplate assembly of a steam iron in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 15 is an exploded view of a portion of a steam iron according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the soleplate assembly and the steam brush assembly are not shown;
fig. 16 is an exploded view of a soleplate assembly of a steam iron in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 17 is a schematic perspective view of a torsion bar pushing assembly of a steam iron according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 18 is an exploded view of a push torsion bar assembly of a steam iron in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 19 is a schematic perspective view of a torsion bar pushing assembly of a steam iron according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the push bar and the linkage are in an open state;
fig. 20 is a schematic perspective view of a push rod of a steam iron according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 21 is a schematic perspective view of a linkage rod of a steam iron according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 22 is a schematic perspective view of a holder for a steam iron according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 23 is an exploded view of a holder and a second positioning assembly of a steam iron according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Detailed Description
Referring to fig. 1 to 23, a steam iron with two steam mode switching functions comprises an iron body, a soleplate assembly 10, a steam brush assembly 20, a push torsion bar assembly 60, a controller 51 and a water pump 50, wherein the steam brush assembly 20 is arranged at the front end of the iron body and is provided with a garment steamer vent 200, the garment steamer vent 200 can spray steam to realize the garment steamer function of the steam iron, the iron body comprises a water tank 30 and a heat insulation plate 4, wherein the water tank 30 comprises a water tank soleplate 34 and a cover body 35 covered on the water tank soleplate 34, the soleplate assembly 10 is arranged below the water tank 30 and is provided with a vaporization cavity, the heat insulation plate 4 is arranged between the soleplate assembly 10 and the water tank 30, the soleplate assembly 10 is further provided with a temperature controller 7, the soleplate assembly 10 comprises a garment steamer soleplate 11 with a plurality of garment steamer vent holes 100 and a vaporization cover 12 covered on the garment steamer soleplate 11, the garment steamer vent 11 and the vaporization cover 12 are buckled to form a vaporization cavity, the vaporization cavity comprises a first steam cavity 13 and a second steam cavity 14 which are mutually isolated, the first steam cavity 13 is communicated with the garment steamer vent 100 of the garment steamer vent 11, the second steam cavity 14 is communicated with the first steam cavity 14 and the first steam vent 14 and a second steam vent 14 which is communicated with the water outlet port 14, the first steam vent 14 is communicated with the second steam vent 14, and a detailed view 32 shown in fig. 32; specifically, the first water outlet 31 is communicated with the first steam cavity 13 through a silica gel piece 45 with a water drainage channel, a control valve 40 for controlling water flow on-off is arranged at the first water outlet 31, a water pump 50 is arranged between the second water outlet 32 and the second steam cavity 14, wherein the second water outlet 32 is communicated with an inlet of the water pump 50 through a water conduit 52, an outlet of the water pump 50 is communicated with the second steam cavity 14 through a water drainage pipe 53, one end of the water conduit 52 is connected with a water inlet cover 521, the water inlet cover can be connected to the position of the second water outlet 32 of the water tank bottom plate 34, one end of the water drainage pipe 53 is connected with a water inlet connector 531, the water inlet connector 531 can be mounted on the vaporization cover 12, specifically, the water pump 50 can pump water from the second water outlet 32 of the water tank 30 and then be quickly conveyed into the second steam cavity 14, a heating pipe 15 is arranged in the ironing bottom plate 11 of the bottom plate assembly 10, a ladle plate 111 is further arranged below the ironing plate 11 of the bottom plate assembly 10, and the ladle plate 111 is further arranged below the ironing plate 11, and the steam outlet holes 101 are correspondingly distributed on the ironing plate 11 in detail, and the steam outlet hole 101 is shown in fig. 8-10; the push torsion bar assembly 60 is arranged on the iron body and used for controlling the on-off state of the control valve 40 and controlling the controller 51 of the on-off state of the water pump 50, the controller 51 is electrically communicated with the water pump 50, specifically, the push torsion bar assembly 60 is arranged above the water tank 30, the top of the water tank 30 is also provided with a valve sleeve 33 used for accommodating the control valve 40, the control valve 40 can be arranged in the valve sleeve 33 in a vertically movable manner, the push torsion bar assembly 60 can act on the control valve 40 in the action process, so that the first water outlet 31 at the bottom of the water tank 30 is opened or closed, and the push torsion bar assembly 60 can also trigger or be far away from the controller 51 in the action process, so as to control the water pump 50 to start or close, as shown in fig. 7 in detail; in addition, the iron body is further provided with a handle 2 for holding, the handle 2 is located above the water tank 30, the handle 2 is provided with a water adding cover 3 which can be opened in a rotating mode, water can be added into the water tank 30 by opening the water adding cover 3, the steam iron further has a water spraying function, specifically, the front part of the iron body is provided with a water spraying hole 19, the handle 2 is provided with a water spraying button 6, after the water spraying button 6 is pressed, water flow can be sprayed out from the water spraying hole 19, clothes to be ironed are quickly wetted, and the steam iron is shown in fig. 1 and 2 in detail.
Referring to fig. 3-8, the push torsion bar assembly 60 can be in a first operating position, a second operating position, or a third operating position during actuation; when the push torsion bar assembly 60 is located at the first working position, the push torsion bar assembly 60 drives the control valve 40 to open the first water outlet 31, the controller 51 is in an un-triggered state, and the water pump 50 is in a closed state; when the push torsion bar assembly 60 is located at the second working position, the push torsion bar assembly 60 drives the control valve 40 to close the first water outlet 31, the controller 51 is in an un-triggered state, and the water pump 50 is in a closed state; when the push torsion bar assembly 60 is located at the third working position, the push torsion bar assembly 60 drives the control valve 40 to close the first water outlet 31, and the controller 51 is in a trigger state, so that the water pump 50 is in a start state. Pushing the torsion bar assembly 60 in the three different operating positions described above may enable the steam iron to be in a ironing mode, a garment ironing mode and a steam-free ironing mode, providing a variety of options to the user.
Referring to fig. 17 to 21, the push torsion bar assembly 60 includes a push rod 61 and a link rod 62 hinged to the push rod 61, the link rod 62 has a first end 621 and a second end 622, the push rod 61 has a push part 611 and a driving part 612 at two ends thereof, the first end 621 of the link rod 62 is hinged to the iron body through a first pin shaft (not shown), the second end 622 of the link rod 62 is hinged to the push rod 61, specifically, the push rod 61 has a second pin shaft 613, the second pin shaft 613 is located between the push part 611 and the driving part 612, the link rod 62 is sleeved with the second pin shaft 613 through a rotating sleeve 623 provided at the second end 622 thereof, the push rod 61 and the link rod 62 are also connected with a tension spring 63 which enables the push rod 61 and the link rod 62 to be in close fit with each other, specifically, the first end 621 of the push rod 61 has a first hanging rod 615, the link rod 62 has a second hanging rod 626, two ends of the tension spring 63 are respectively hung on the first hanging rod 615 and the second hanging rod, correspondingly, a stop 616 for limiting the rotation angle of the link rod 62 is further provided on the push rod 61, the push rod 61 is provided with a stop 616 for limiting the rotation angle of the tension spring 62, the stop part 616 can rotate around the push rod 61 and the link rod 61, and the link rod 62 can rotate around the push rod 62, and the link rod 62 can not rotate freely, and can rotate around the link rod 62, if the push rod 61 and the push rod 62 is in a state, and the opposite to the elastic force can rotate; of course, the iron body is further provided with a fixing frame 70 disposed above the torsion bar assembly 60, the fixing frame 70 is provided with a movable hole 71 for limiting the rotation of the linkage rod 62 around the first pin shaft, and the rotating sleeve 623 of the linkage rod 62 is limited in the movable hole 71, as shown in fig. 22 and 23. When the push torsion bar assembly 60 is pushed to rotate around the first pin shaft, the rotating sleeve 623 of the linkage rod 62 can stay at the first position or the second position in the movable hole 71, and when the pushing part 611 of the push rod 61 is pushed further, the linkage rod 62 cannot move continuously due to the blocking effect of the movable hole 71 of the fixing frame 70 on the rotating sleeve 623 of the linkage rod 62, and the push rod 61 can rotate to an open state with respect to the linkage rod 62 against the elastic force of the tension spring 63, i.e. the driving part 612 of the push rod 61 can rotate around the second pin shaft 613, so as to act on the control valve 40 to enable the first water outlet 31 to be in an open or closed state, and in addition, the first hole 72 and the second hole 73 for limiting the movement of the first hanging rod 615 and the second hanging rod 626 are respectively formed in positions corresponding to the first hanging rod 615 and the second hanging rod 626 on the fixing frame 70. The push torsion bar assembly 60 in this embodiment shortens the path of the whole rotation process of the push torsion bar assembly 60 through the hinged cooperation of the push rod 61 and the linkage rod 62, facilitates the user to push the push torsion bar assembly 60 to realize the rapid switching of different working modes of the steam iron, and reduces the occupied space of the push torsion bar, so that the volume of the steam iron is smaller.
With continued reference to fig. 3 to 8, in the present embodiment, when the push torsion bar assembly 60 is located at the first working position, the linkage 62 and the push rod 61 are in an open state, and when the push torsion bar assembly 60 is located at the second working position and the third working position, the linkage 62 and the push rod 61 are in a closed state. Specifically, when the push torsion bar assembly 60 is in the first operating position, in which the rotating sleeve 623 of the link 62 is located in the first position of the movable hole 71, when the push torsion bar assembly 60 is in the second operating position, the rotating sleeve 623 of the link 62 is also located in the first position of the movable hole 71, and when the push torsion bar assembly 60 is switched from the second operating position to the third operating position, the first position of the movable hole 71 of the rotating sleeve 623 of the link 62 is moved to the second position of the movable hole 71. In order to enable the rotating sleeve 623 of the linkage rod 62 to stably stay at the first position or the second position in the movable hole 71 when the linkage rod 62 rotates around the first pin shaft, the fixed frame 70 is provided with a second positioning component 90 for positioning the linkage rod 62 at the first position or the second position in the movable hole 71, the second positioning component 90 comprises a second positioning spring 91 and a sliding block 92, and the second positioning spring 91 is propped between the sliding block 92 and the fixed frame 70, as shown in fig. 23 in detail; specifically, the fixed frame 70 is provided with a spring seat 74 for installing a second positioning spring 91, the sliding block 92 is provided with a limiting hole 920 sleeved on the periphery of the spring seat 74, the second positioning spring 91 can be propped between the spring seat 74 and the inner wall of the limiting hole 920 of the sliding block 92, one side of the sliding block 92 facing the movable hole 71 is provided with a transitional cambered surface, and the transitional cambered surface is propped against the outer wall of the rotating sleeve 623 of the linkage rod 62 under the action of the elasticity of the second positioning spring 91. The second positioning assembly 90 with such a structure realizes positioning of the linkage rod 62 at the first position and the second position on one hand, and the arrangement of the transitional cambered surface of the sliding block 92 can enable the linkage rod 62 to stably transition when moving between the first position and the second position of the movable hole 71, so that the hand feeling is increased. In addition, the fixing frame 70 is further connected with a pressing plate 93 for limiting the sliding block 92, and the pressing plate 93 is located above the sliding block 92, so that the sliding block 92 can be prevented from shaking or separating from the fixing frame 70 due to the limiting effect of the pressing plate 93.
In this embodiment, when the push torsion bar assembly 60 is located at the first working position, since the push rod 61 and the linkage rod 62 are in the relatively open state, the tension spring 63 has a tendency to drive the push rod 61 to return to the closed state from the open state rotating by a certain angle relative to the linkage rod 62, in order to keep the push torsion bar assembly 60 at the first working position, avoiding the jump of the push rod 61 and affecting the use of the steam iron, the iron body is further provided with a first positioning assembly 80 for keeping the push rod 61 in the open state relative to the linkage rod 62, correspondingly, the iron body is provided with a mounting groove 800 for accommodating the first positioning assembly 80, the first positioning assembly 80 comprises a positioning post 81 movably arranged in the mounting groove 800, and a first positioning spring 82 sleeved on the positioning post 81, and the first positioning spring 82 is propped between the positioning post 81 and the bottom of the mounting groove 800, so that the positioning post 81 has a tendency to be far away from the mounting groove 800; the upper end of the positioning post 81 has an arc surface capable of exposing the notch of the mounting groove 800, and correspondingly, the push rod 61 has a positioning hole 614 matching with the arc surface of the positioning post 81, as shown in fig. 7 and 15.
Referring to fig. 9, 10 and 15, in order to conveniently realize the control of the control valve 40 by the push torsion bar assembly 60, the control valve 40 comprises a valve rod 41, a return spring 42, a sealing ring 44 and a valve core 43, wherein the valve core 43 is arranged at the bottom of the valve rod 41 and is matched with the first water outlet 31 of the water tank 30, a valve sleeve 33 is arranged at the top of the water tank 30, the valve rod 41 of the control valve 40 is movably arranged in the valve sleeve 33 up and down, the top of the valve rod 41 is exposed out of the upper part of the water tank 30, the return spring 42 is sleeved on the valve rod 41 and is propped between the valve rod 41 and a fixing frame 70, so that the valve core 43 has a trend of moving downwards to seal the first water outlet 31, and the sealing ring 44 is sleeved on the valve rod 41 and is in sealing contact with the inner wall of the valve sleeve 33, so as to prevent water flow in the water tank 30 from leaking from the valve sleeve 33; the driving portion 612 of the push rod 61 has an inclined surface 610 with a gradually increasing gradient, and correspondingly, the upper end of the valve rod 41 has a supporting portion 411 extending to one side to be matched with the inclined surface 610, when the driving portion 612 rotates around the second pin 613, the inclined surface 610 can act on the supporting portion 411 of the valve rod 41, overcome the elastic force of the return spring 42 and lift the valve rod 41 upwards to open the first water outlet 31. The control valve 40 and the push rod 61 are flexible to control, simple in structure, convenient to process and low in cost. To control the water pump 50 during operation of the push torsion bar assembly 60, the controller 51 is located below the linkage 62, the linkage 62 has a trigger rod 624 extending downward, and the trigger rod 624 can trigger or be away from the controller 51 during rotation of the linkage 62 about the first pin, as shown in fig. 7 and 21. That is, the controller 51 is located on the rotation path of the trigger lever 624, and when the push torsion bar assembly 60 moves to the third working position, the trigger lever 624 of the linkage 62 can trigger the controller 51, so as to control the water pump 50 to start working.
Referring to fig. 3 and 16, the front end of the iron body of the steam iron is further provided with a containing groove 1 for containing the steam brush assembly 20, the steam brush assembly 20 can be movably arranged in the containing groove 1 back and forth, correspondingly, in order to match the back and forth movement of the steam brush assembly 20, the second steam cavity 14 is connected with the steam brush assembly 20 through a telescopic tube 5 with a telescopic length, two ends of the telescopic tube 5 are respectively connected with the vaporization cover 12 and the steam brush assembly 20 through steam connectors 141, the steam brush assembly 20 comprises a brush head body 25, a brush head cover 24 arranged above the brush head body 25 and a brush head bottom plate 26 arranged below the brush head body 25, a transmission frame 21 is arranged on the steam brush assembly 20, specifically, the transmission frame 21 is fixed on the brush head body 25, the transmission frame 21 is in linkage with the push torsion bar assembly 60, and the push torsion bar assembly 60 can drive the transmission frame 21 to move back and forth in the action process, so that the steam brush assembly 20 moves out of or enters the containing groove 1. Specifically, the transmission frame 21 is matched with the linkage rod 62 of the torsion bar pushing assembly 60 through a connecting rod 22, wherein one end of the connecting rod 22 is connected with the transmission frame 21, the other end is connected with the second end 622 of the linkage rod 62, specifically, the second end 622 of the linkage rod 62 is provided with a fixed hole 625 sleeved at the end of the connecting rod 22, in addition, since the transmission frame 21 is positioned below the water tank 30 and the linkage rod 62 is positioned above the water tank 30, the water tank 30 is also provided with a third yielding hole (not shown) for the connecting rod 22 to pass through, the third yielding hole is internally provided with a water-blocking sleeve 23, and the connecting rod 22 can be movably arranged in the water-blocking sleeve 23 back and forth, as shown in fig. 8 and 15; specifically, in this embodiment, when the torsion bar is pushed to switch between the second working position and the third working position, the linkage rod 62 can rotate around the first pin shaft, and the rotation of the linkage rod 62 can drive the connecting rod 22 to move back and forth in the water-blocking sleeve 23, so that the steam brush assembly 20 is driven to move out of or enter the accommodating groove 1 through the transmission frame 21.
The steam iron with two steam mode switching functions in the present embodiment has several advantages, firstly, the steam iron controls the control valve 40 and the water pump 50 by pushing the torsion bar assembly 60, so that the water flow in the water tank 30 flows through different paths, and two steam modes of the steam iron are realized, wherein compared with the mode of controlling the water flow by the control valve 40 or the water pump 50 in the prior art, the steam iron is not easy to leak steam, and the two steam modes are more convenient to switch; secondly, the first steam cavity 13 of the steam iron is drained through the opening of the control valve 40, and the second steam cavity 14 of the steam iron is supplied by the water pump 50, so that the steam outlet intensity of the flat ironing bottom plate 11 and the steam brush position of the steam iron are different, and the steam requirements of users and the steam requirements of the steam brush function can be simultaneously met.

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1. The utility model provides a steam iron with two kinds of steam mode switch function, includes flatiron body, has bottom plate subassembly (10) of vaporization chamber and locates flatiron body front end and have steam brush subassembly (20) of garment steamer exhaust hole (200), the flatiron body includes water tank (30), bottom plate subassembly (10) are located the below of water tank (30), its characterized in that: the bottom plate assembly (10) comprises a flat ironing bottom plate (11) with a plurality of flat ironing exhaust holes (100) and a vaporization cover (12) covered on the flat ironing bottom plate (11), the flat ironing bottom plate (11) and the vaporization cover (12) are buckled to form a vaporization cavity, the vaporization cavity comprises a first steam cavity (13) and a second steam cavity (14) which are mutually isolated, the first steam cavity (13) is communicated with the flat ironing exhaust holes (100) of the flat ironing bottom plate (11), the second steam cavity (14) is communicated with a hanging ironing exhaust hole (200) of the steam brush assembly (20), a first water outlet (31) communicated with the first steam cavity (13) and a second water outlet (32) communicated with the second steam cavity (14) are arranged at the first water outlet (31), a control valve (40) for controlling water flow on-off is arranged between the second water outlet (32) and the second steam cavity (14), and a water pump (50) capable of supplying water to the second steam cavity (14) is arranged at the bottom of the water tank (30);
the water tank also comprises a heat insulation plate (4), wherein the heat insulation plate (4) is positioned between the bottom plate assembly (10) and the water tank (30);
the iron body is also provided with a push torsion bar component (60) for controlling the on-off state of the control valve (40) and a controller (51) for controlling the on-off state of the water pump (50); the controller (51) is in electrical communication with the water pump (50), and the push torsion bar assembly (60) can trigger or be far away from the controller (51) during the action process so as to control the water pump (50) to be started or closed;
the push torsion bar assembly (60) can be in a first working position, a second working position or a third working position during action; wherein,
when the push torsion bar assembly (60) is positioned at the first working position, the push torsion bar assembly (60) drives the control valve (40) to open the first water outlet (31), and the controller (51) is in an un-triggered state, so that the water pump (50) is in a closed state;
when the push torsion bar assembly (60) is positioned at the second working position, the push torsion bar assembly (60) drives the control valve (40) to close the first water outlet (31), the controller (51) is in an un-triggered state, and the water pump (50) is in a closed state;
when the push torsion bar assembly (60) is positioned at the third working position, the push torsion bar assembly (60) drives the control valve (40) to close the first water outlet (31), and the controller (51) is in a trigger state so as to enable the water pump (50) to be in a starting state;
the push torsion bar assembly (60) comprises a push rod (61) and a linkage rod (62) hinged with the push rod (61), a first end (621) of the linkage rod (62) is hinged with the iron body, and the push rod (61) is hinged with a second end (622) of the linkage rod (62);
a tension spring (63) is further connected between the push rod (61) and the linkage rod (62), and the push rod (61) and the linkage rod (62) can rotate around the first end (621) of the linkage rod (62) together;
the tension spring (63) has a tendency to drive the push rod (61) to return to a closed state from an open state rotating a certain angle relative to the linkage rod (62), wherein when the push rod assembly (60) is located at a first working position, the linkage rod (62) and the push rod (61) are in an open state, and when the push rod assembly (60) is located at a second working position and a third working position, the linkage rod (62) and the push rod (61) are in a closed state.
2. A steam iron with two steam mode switching functions according to claim 1, characterized in that: the first end (621) of the linkage rod (62) is hinged on the iron body through a first pin shaft, the push rod (61) is provided with a second pin shaft (613), a pushing part (611) and a driving part (612) which are respectively arranged at two ends of the push rod (61), the second pin shaft (613) is arranged between the pushing part (611) and the driving part (612), the second end (622) of the linkage rod (62) is provided with a rotating sleeve (623) which is sleeved and connected with the second pin shaft (613), wherein the pushing part (611) of the push rod (61) is moved, the driving part (612) can rotate around the second pin shaft (613), and the driving part (612) acts on the control valve (40) to enable the first water outlet (31) to be in an open or closed state;
the iron body is also provided with a fixing frame (70) arranged above the push torsion bar assembly (60), the fixing frame (70) is provided with a movable hole (71) used for limiting the linkage rod (62) to rotate around the first pin shaft, and a rotating sleeve (623) of the linkage rod (62) is limited in the movable hole (71).
3. A steam iron with two steam mode switching functions according to claim 2, characterized in that: the control valve (40) comprises a valve rod (41), a return spring (42) and a valve core (43), wherein the valve core (43) is arranged at the bottom of the valve rod (41) and is matched with the first water outlet (31) of the water tank (30), a valve sleeve (33) is arranged at the top of the water tank (30), the valve rod (41) of the control valve (40) is movably arranged in the valve sleeve (33) up and down, and the return spring (42) is sleeved on the valve rod (41) and is propped between the valve rod (41) and the fixing frame (70), so that the valve core (43) has a trend of downwards moving to block the first water outlet (31);
the driving part (612) of the push rod (61) is provided with an inclined surface (610) with gradually increased gradient, correspondingly, the upper end of the valve rod (41) is provided with a branch part (411) which extends to one side and is matched with the inclined surface (610), and when the driving part (612) rotates around the second pin shaft (613), the inclined surface (610) can act on the branch part (411) of the valve rod (41), overcomes the elasticity of the return spring (42) and lifts the valve rod (41) upwards to open the first water outlet (31).
4. A steam iron with two steam mode switching functions according to claim 1, characterized in that: the iron body is also provided with a first positioning component (80) which keeps the push rod (61) in an open state relative to the linkage rod (62).
5. The steam iron with two steam mode switching functions according to claim 4, wherein: the iron body is provided with a mounting groove (800) for accommodating the first positioning component (80), the first positioning component (80) comprises a positioning column (81) movably arranged in the mounting groove (800) and a first positioning spring (82) sleeved on the positioning column (81), and the first positioning spring (82) is propped between the positioning column (81) and the bottom of the mounting groove (800) so that the positioning column (81) has a trend of being far away from the mounting groove (800);
the upper end part of the positioning column (81) is provided with an arc surface capable of exposing the notch of the mounting groove (800), and correspondingly, the push rod (61) is provided with a positioning hole (614) matched with the arc surface of the positioning column (81).
6. A steam iron with two steam mode switching functions according to claim 2, characterized in that: when the linkage rod (62) rotates around the first pin shaft, the rotating sleeve (623) of the linkage rod (62) can stay at a first position or a second position in the movable hole (71);
the fixed frame (70) is provided with a second positioning component (90) for positioning the linkage rod (62) at a first position or a second position in the movable hole (71); the second positioning assembly (90) comprises a second positioning spring (91) and a sliding block (92), the second positioning spring (91) is propped between the sliding block (92) and the fixed frame (70), one side of the sliding block (92) facing the movable hole (71) is provided with a transitional cambered surface, and under the elastic force of the second positioning spring (91), the transitional cambered surface is propped on the outer wall of the rotating sleeve (623) of the linkage rod (62).
7. A steam iron with two steam mode switching functions according to claim 1, characterized in that: the controller (51) is located below the linkage rod (62), the linkage rod (62) is provided with a trigger supporting rod (624) extending downwards, and the trigger supporting rod (624) can trigger or be far away from the controller (51) in the process of rotating around a first pin shaft along with the linkage rod (62).
8. A steam iron with two steam mode switching functions according to any one of claims 1-7, characterized in that: the front end of the iron body is provided with a containing groove (1) for placing the steam brush assembly (20), and the steam brush assembly (20) can be movably arranged in the containing groove (1) back and forth;
be provided with transmission frame (21) on steam brush subassembly (20), transmission frame (21) with push away torsion bar subassembly (60) linkage, push away torsion bar subassembly (60) can drive transmission frame (21) back and forth movement in the action process, so that steam brush subassembly (20) shift out or get into accommodation groove (1).
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